Changes in TDengine 3.0

Basic SQL Elements

#	Element	Change	Description
1	VARCHAR	Added	Alias of BINARY.
2	TIMESTAMP literal	Added	TIMESTAMP 'timestamp format' syntax now supported.
3	_ROWTS pseudocolumn	Added	Indicates the primary key. Alias of _C0.
4	_IROWTS pseudocolumn	Added	Used to retrieve timestamps with INTERP function.
5	INFORMATION_SCHEMA	Added	Database for system metadata containing all schema definitions
6	PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA	Added	Database for system performance information.
7	Connection queries	Deprecated	Connection queries are no longer supported. The syntax and interfaces are deprecated.
8	Mixed operations	Enhanced	Mixing scalar and vector operations in queries has been enhanced and is supported in all SELECT clauses.
9	Tag operations	Added	Tag columns can be used in queries and clauses like data columns.
10	Timeline clauses and time functions in supertables	Enhanced	When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline.
11	GEOMETRY	Added	Geometry

SQL Syntax

The following data types can be used in the schema for standard tables.

#	Statement	Change	Description
1	ALTER ACCOUNT	Deprecated	This Enterprise Edition-only statement has been removed. It returns the error "This statement is no longer supported."
2	ALTER ALL DNODES	Added	Modifies the configuration of all dnodes.
3	ALTER DATABASE	Modified	Deprecated QUORUM: Specified the required number of confirmations. TDengine 3.0 provides strict consistency by default and doesn't allow to change to weak consistency. BLOCKS: Specified the memory blocks used by each vnode. BUFFER is now used to specify the size of the write cache pool for each vnode. UPDATE: Specified whether update operations were supported. All databases now support updating data in certain columns. CACHELAST: Specified how to cache the newest row of data. CACHEMODEL now replaces CACHELAST. COMP: Cannot be modified. Added CACHEMODEL: Specifies whether to cache the latest subtable data. CACHESIZE: Specifies the size of the cache for the newest subtable data. WAL_FSYNC_PERIOD: Replaces the FSYNC parameter. WAL_LEVEL: Replaces the WAL parameter. WAL_RETENTION_PERIOD: specifies the time after which WAL files are deleted. This parameter is used for data subscription. WAL_RETENTION_SIZE: specifies the size at which WAL files are deleted. This parameter is used for data subscription. Modified REPLICA: Cannot be modified. KEEP: Now supports units.
4	ALTER STABLE	Modified	Deprecated CHANGE TAG: Modified the name of a tag. Replaced by RENAME TAG. Added RENAME TAG: Replaces CHANGE TAG. COMMENT: Specifies comments for a supertable.
5	ALTER TABLE	Modified	Deprecated CHANGE TAG: Modified the name of a tag. Replaced by RENAME TAG. Added RENAME TAG: Replaces CHANGE TAG. COMMENT: Specifies comments for a standard table. TTL: Specifies the time-to-live for a standard table.
6	ALTER USER	Modified	Deprecated PRIVILEGE: Specified user permissions. Replaced by GRANT and REVOKE. Added ENABLE: Enables or disables a user. SYSINFO: Specifies whether a user can query system information.
7	COMPACT VNODES	Not supported	Compacted the data on a vnode. Not supported.
8	CREATE ACCOUNT	Deprecated	This Enterprise Edition-only statement has been removed. It returns the error "This statement is no longer supported."
9	CREATE DATABASE	Modified	Deprecated BLOCKS: Specified the number of blocks for each vnode. BUFFER is now used to specify the size of the write cache pool for each vnode. CACHE: Specified the size of the memory blocks used by each vnode. BUFFER is now used to specify the size of the write cache pool for each vnode. CACHELAST: Specified how to cache the newest row of data. CACHEMODEL now replaces CACHELAST. DAYS: The length of time to store in a single file. Replaced by DURATION. FSYNC: Specified the fsync interval when WAL was set to 2. Replaced by WAL_FSYNC_PERIOD. QUORUM: Specified the number of confirmations required. STRICT is now used to specify strong or weak consistency. UPDATE: Specified whether update operations were supported. All databases now support updating data in certain columns. WAL: Specified the WAL level. Replaced by WAL_LEVEL. Added BUFFER: Specifies the size of the write cache pool for each vnode. CACHEMODEL: Specifies whether to cache the latest subtable data. CACHESIZE: Specifies the size of the cache for the newest subtable data. DURATION: Replaces DAYS. Now supports units. PAGES: Specifies the number of pages in the metadata storage engine cache on each vnode. PAGESIZE: specifies the size (in KB) of each page in the metadata storage engine cache on each vnode. RETENTIONS: Specifies the aggregation interval and retention period STRICT: Specifies whether strong data consistency is enabled. SINGLE_STABLE: Specifies whether a database can contain multiple supertables. VGROUPS: Specifies the initial number of vgroups when a database is created. WAL_FSYNC_PERIOD: Replaces the FSYNC parameter. WAL_LEVEL: Replaces the WAL parameter. WAL_RETENTION_PERIOD: specifies the time after which WAL files are deleted. This parameter is used for data subscription. WAL_RETENTION_SIZE: specifies the size at which WAL files are deleted. This parameter is used for data subscription. Modified KEEP: Now supports units.
10	CREATE DNODE	Modified	Now supports specifying hostname and port separately CREATE DNODE dnode_host_name PORT port_val
11	CREATE INDEX	Added	Creates an SMA index.
12	CREATE MNODE	Added	Creates an mnode.
13	CREATE QNODE	Added	Creates a qnode.
14	CREATE STABLE	Modified	New parameter added COMMENT: Specifies comments for the supertable.
15	CREATE STREAM	Added	Creates a stream.
16	CREATE TABLE	Modified	New parameters added COMMENT: Specifies comments for the table WATERMARK: Specifies the window closing time. MAX_DELAY: Specifies the maximum delay for pushing stream processing results. ROLLUP: Specifies aggregate functions to roll up. Rolling up a function provides downsampled results based on multiple axes. SMA: Provides user-defined precomputation of aggregates based on data blocks. TTL: Specifies the time-to-live for a standard table.
17	CREATE TOPIC	Added	Creates a topic.
18	DROP ACCOUNT	Deprecated	This Enterprise Edition-only statement has been removed. It returns the error "This statement is no longer supported."
19	DROP CONSUMER GROUP	Added	Deletes a consumer group.
20	DROP INDEX	Added	Deletes an index.
21	DROP MNODE	Added	Creates an mnode.
22	DROP QNODE	Added	Creates a qnode.
23	DROP STREAM	Added	Deletes a stream.
24	DROP TABLE	Modified	Added batch deletion syntax.
25	DROP TOPIC	Added	Deletes a topic.
26	EXPLAIN	Added	Query the execution plan of a query statement.
27	GRANT	Added	Grants permissions to a user.
28	KILL TRANSACTION	Added	Terminates an mnode transaction.
29	KILL STREAM	Deprecated	Terminated a continuous query. The continuous query feature has been replaced with the stream processing feature.
31	REVOKE	Added	Revokes permissions from a user.
32	SELECT	Modified	SELECT does not use the implicit results column. Output columns must be specified in the SELECT clause. DISTINCT support is enhanced. In previous versions, DISTINCT only worked on the tag column and could not be used with JOIN or GROUP BY. JOIN support is enhanced. The following are now supported after JOIN: a WHERE clause with OR, operations on multiple tables, and GROUP BY on multiple tables. Subqueries after FROM are enhanced. Levels of nesting are no longer restricted. Subqueries can be used with UNION ALL. Other syntax restrictions are eliminated. All scalar functions can be used after WHERE. GROUP BY is enhanced. You can group by any scalar expression or combination thereof. SESSION can be used on supertables. When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline. STATE_WINDOW can be used on supertables. When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline. ORDER BY is enhanced. It is no longer required to use ORDER BY and GROUP BY together. There is no longer a restriction on the number of order expressions. NULLS FIRST and NULLS LAST syntax has been added. Any expression that conforms to the ORDER BY semantics can be used. Added PARTITION BY syntax. PARTITION BY replaces GROUP BY tags.
33	SHOW ACCOUNTS	Deprecated	This Enterprise Edition-only statement has been removed. It returns the error "This statement is no longer supported."
34	SHOW APPS	Added	Shows all clients (such as applications) that connect to the cluster.
35	SHOW CONSUMERS	Added	Shows information about all active consumers in the system.
36	SHOW DATABASES	Modified	Only shows database names.
37	SHOW FUNCTIONS	Modified	Only shows UDF names.
38	SHOW LICENCE	Added	Alias of SHOW GRANTS.
39	SHOW INDEXES	Added	Shows indices that have been created.
40	SHOW LOCAL VARIABLES	Added	Shows the working configuration of the client.
41	SHOW MODULES	Deprecated	Shows information about modules installed in the system.
42	SHOW QNODES	Added	Shows information about qnodes in the system.
43	SHOW STABLES	Modified	Only shows supertable names.
44	SHOW STREAMS	Modified	This statement previously showed continuous queries. The continuous query feature has been replaced with the stream processing feature. This statement now shows streams that have been created.
45	SHOW SUBSCRIPTIONS	Added	Shows all subscriptions in the current database.
46	SHOW TABLES	Modified	Only shows table names.
47	SHOW TABLE DISTRIBUTED	Added	Shows how table data is distributed. This replaces the `SELECT _block_dist() FROM { tb_name
48	SHOW TOPICS	Added	Shows all subscribed topics in the current database.
49	SHOW TRANSACTIONS	Added	Shows all running transactions in the system.
50	SHOW DNODE VARIABLES	Added	Shows the configuration of the specified dnode.
51	SHOW VNODES	Not supported	Shows information about vnodes in the system. Not supported.
52	TRIM DATABASE	Added	Deletes data that has expired and orders the remaining data in accordance with the storage configuration.
53	REDISTRIBUTE VGROUP	Added	Adjust the distribution of VNODES in VGROUP.
54	BALANCE VGROUP	Added	Auto adjust the distribution of VNODES in VGROUP.

SQL Functions

#	Function	Change	Description
1	TWA	Added	Can be used on supertables. When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline.
2	IRATE	Enhanced	Can be used on supertables. When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline.
3	LEASTSQUARES	Enhanced	Can be used on supertables.
4	ELAPSED	Enhanced	Can be used on supertables. When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline.
5	DIFF	Enhanced	Can be used on supertables. When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline.
6	DERIVATIVE	Enhanced	Can be used on supertables. When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline.
7	CSUM	Enhanced	Can be used on supertables. When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline.
8	MAVG	Enhanced	Can be used on supertables. When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline.
9	SAMPLE	Enhanced	Can be used on supertables. When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline.
10	STATECOUNT	Enhanced	Can be used on supertables. When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline.
11	STATEDURATION	Enhanced	Can be used on supertables. When PARTITION BY is not used, data in supertables is merged into a single timeline.